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MP-ID: mp-3295459 · Space group: Cmmm (#65)

Basic Information

Formula
Er5Ru2C7
MP-ID
mp-3295459
Elements
3
Sites
14
Density
9.7138
g/cm³
Volume
191.89
ų
Cell a
8.0692
Å
Cell b
8.0692
Å
Cell c
3.4672
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
121.79
°
Space Group
Cmmm
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
12.56 7.0503 2.4 (1,-1,0,0)
12.91 6.8587 9.2 (1,0,-1,0)
22.04 4.0326 5.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
22.65 3.9249 6.3 (1,1,-2,0)
25.26 3.5252 13.1 (2,-2,0,0)
25.69 3.4672 7.5 (0,0,0,1)
28.85 3.0943 30.2 (1,0,-1,1)
33.77 2.6541 20.4 (3,-2,-1,0)
34.10 2.6291 2.6 (2,-1,-1,1)
34.19 2.6227 75.0 (3,-1,-2,0)
34.52 2.5985 89.9 (1,1,-2,1)
34.87 2.5727 33.6 (2,1,-3,0)
36.34 2.4719 100.0 (2,-2,0,1)
38.30 2.3501 3.5 (3,-3,0,0)
39.41 2.2862 8.9 (3,0,-3,0)
42.91 2.1075 7.6 (3,-2,-1,1)
43.25 2.0917 9.2 (3,-1,-2,1)
43.82 2.0661 1.4 (2,1,-3,1)
46.26 1.9625 13.3 (2,2,-4,0)
46.55 1.9512 1.8 (4,-3,-1,0)
47.65 1.9087 16.4 (3,0,-3,1)
51.87 1.7626 11.3 (4,-4,0,0)
52.50 1.7430 2.5 (2,-4,2,1)
52.50 1.7430 2.5 (4,-2,-2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.49298
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-21.21490
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-21.2149
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.71
ų
c/a Ratio
0.4297

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0004
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
C · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.500
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9923
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.2498
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.6847
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
37.528%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.6018
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.554
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9032
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3295459
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Er5Ru2C7 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3295459, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_Er5Ru2C7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.06920918
_cell_length_b   8.06920986
_cell_length_c   3.46721202
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   121.79030467
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Er5Ru2C7
_chemical_formula_sum   'Er5 Ru2 C7'
_cell_volume   191.88986455
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Er  Er0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Er  Er1  1  0.07700168  0.33907842  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er2  1  0.92299832  0.66092158  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er3  1  0.66092158  0.92299832  0.50000000  1.0
  Er  Er4  1  0.33907842  0.07700168  0.50000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru5  1  0.71330629  0.28669371  0.00000000  1.0
  Ru  Ru6  1  0.28669371  0.71330629  0.00000000  1.0
  C  C7  1  0.62792543  0.37207457  0.50000000  1.0
  C  C8  1  0.37207457  0.62792543  0.50000000  1.0
  C  C9  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  C  C10  1  0.17223013  0.17223013  0.00000000  1.0
  C  C11  1  0.82776987  0.82776987  0.00000000  1.0
  C  C12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  C  C13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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